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WARNING: Angst, it's not very good but oh well

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It had been a while since Y/n had wandered freely around the snowy village. She didn't need to worry about her mom, her bullies, or anything she usually worried about when she was younger. It almost seemed like Lady Dimitrescu had changed her as a person. Y/n finally felt different, free, worry-less...

"Long time no see, Y/n the pig!" A familiar voice called from behind Y/n. She turned around, and saw her old childhood bully, Stephen, standing behind her.

"What do you want?" Y/n replied.

"I just wanted to say hello to my favourite childhood mistake! How's life treating you, you asshole?"

Y/n rolled her eyes and carried on walking. Stephen followed her.

"Hey, asshole, are you deaf or something? Answer me!"

"No, Stephen, why would I answer such cretins like you?"

Stephen went up to Y/n, and pushed her to the cold, white ground.

"Call me that again, I dare you!"

"You fucking idiot!-" 

Y/n was interrupted by Stephen grabbing a small knife and stabbing her in the arm. Y/n held back a scream as Stephen removed the knife and smiled.

"I've always wanted to do that to you. Enjoy bleeding to death, you disaster-child!"

Stephen ran off quickly, leaving Y/n on the ground, quickly loosing blood. In minutes, she became unconscious due to shock and loss of blood...

"I knew the village wasn't safe for you, Y/n," A voice spoke as Y/n started to regain consciousness. Y/n began to look at her surroundings, and soon realised that she was back in the manor, in the main living room. She was lying down on a couch, and knelt to her side was Lady Dimitrescu, wrapping up her severely bloody arm in a thick bandage. Lady Dimitrescu didn't realise that Y/n was awake for a few minutes. When she did realise, she looked at Y/n with a stern look and didn't say anything.

"Alcina, are you... ok?" Y/n stammered.

Alcina didn't reply, but instead went back to bandaging Y/n's arm. It was obvious that she was unhappy with what had happened earlier, but she didn't want to say it.

"Alcina, please answer me!"

Yet again no reply.

"Come on, I want to speak-"

"Do you know how reckless that was? Not standing up to someone? Not fighting back? I thought you were stronger than that..."

"I'm sorry, darling, but I couldn't protect myself..."

Alcina suddenly looked up at Y/n again. She didn't seem that stern anymore, but stared into Y/n's worried eyes. 

"Promise me you won't hurt yourself in another fight,"

Y/n took a while to reply, but soon nodded. The atmosphere was silent as Alcina finished wrapping up Y/n's arm, and they spent the rest of the day wandering the manor. Y/n just hoped that she'd never have to run into Stephen again...

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Hope you guys enjoyed! Self-isolation is hell rn but I'm coping :). Have a great day!